 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 116,638, of whom 59,103 were men and 57,535 were women; 3,930 or 3.37% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 98.27% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 1.52% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 123,556, of whom 61,592 are men and 61,964 are women; 3,104 or 2.51% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%.